Strategic advisory at the intersection of sourcing, supply chain, and innovation — bringing a different lens to problems others see only one way.
Most organizations treat sourcing as a cost function. We've always believed it's something far more powerful — a discipline for finding hidden value, building innovation-enabling relationships, and creating the supply chain infrastructure that makes new ideas possible.
The methodology that does that in sourcing works everywhere. Prism Advisory was built to apply that uncommon perspective wherever the problem lives — supply chain, operations, manufacturing, or beyond.
Strategic sourcing built around innovation and relationships — not just savings. Available as ongoing advisory or as a fractional sourcing leader — stepping in to run the function, deliver on savings and performance goals, and build a foundation designed to outlast the engagement.
Sourcing as a launch accelerator, not an afterthought. Building the supplier and supply chain foundation that takes a new product from concept to shelf-ready — and finding the path to profitability along the way.
Should this be built in-house or with a co-manufacturer — and if co-man, which one, and where? An objective, sourcing-led answer for products that already exist and are ready to scale, re-platform, or solve a cost or quality problem.
Keynotes and working sessions on supplier-led innovation, sourcing strategy, and applying procurement thinking to broader business challenges. Includes negotiation training for sales teams — how to sell effectively against procurement at large organizations, taught from someone who's sat on the other side of the table.
An experienced, independent voice for boards and leadership teams navigating supply chain complexity, strategic sourcing decisions, and operational transformation.
A startup had developed an innovative hardware product but lacked the consumable supply chain behind it — the recurring product that gets sold long after the initial purchase. Sourced and built the entire ingredient-to-package supply chain from scratch: a custom packaging partner, a co-manufacturer to source fruit and other ingredients and produce the product, and a secondary packaging solution — all meeting the food safety and quality standards required for retail sale. Negotiated and signed an innovation agreement structuring pricing for the uncertain volumes of product testing and early launch, with a second supplier already lined up to support future scale.
Stepped in as fractional procurement leader for a multi-unit quick-service restaurant company, taking ownership of several spend categories at once. Ran a competitive bid on a category that hadn't been re-sourced in years, delivering 20% in savings. Negotiated a contract extension on another category that combined 5% savings with built-in continuous improvement and innovation commitments. Also stepped into a complex, stalled negotiation and brought it to close — switching suppliers and unlocking further savings — while preserving the relationships needed to keep operations running smoothly throughout.
While at Starbucks, led an innovation session bringing together internal teams and external supplier partners to tackle a specific, company-wide challenge around the nationwide lunch program. The session generated more than 50 ideas, developed 12 of them into minimum viable concepts, and ultimately aligned the group around a single idea to fully develop and vet — demonstrating how supplier relationships can be activated as a genuine innovation resource, not just a procurement function.
Stepped in as fractional sourcing support for an operations and engineering team that had executed a series of equipment and services purchases using supplier-drafted terms, with limited contract review or negotiation. Worked through the full portfolio to negotiate improved terms across every agreement — including securing a 5% refund on a $12M equipment purchase, paired with a series of upgrades and repairs to bring the equipment's performance in line with what was originally expected.
We've always believed the earlier sourcing gets involved in a new idea, the better the outcome. But the reality is that most engagements begin somewhere in the middle — and that's fine too.
What matters is bringing the right lens at whatever point we enter. A prism doesn't need to be there when the light source turns on. It just needs to be in the path.
Supplier relationships built for cost alone will never unlock innovation. We build the conditions for both.
Sourcing decisions don't live in isolation. Every recommendation is evaluated through a complete business lens.
The frameworks that find hidden value in sourcing apply far beyond it. We help you see where else they work.
The most valuable perspective is often the unconventional one. We tell you what we see, not what's comfortable.
Prism Advisory is a boutique practice built on a simple observation: the thinking that makes sourcing transformational — building supplier relationships around innovation, creating supply chains for ideas that don't exist yet, finding value where others see only cost — applies to almost any complex business problem.
With deep experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and manufacturing operations, Prism brings a practitioner's perspective to every engagement. Not a consultant's playbook. Not a framework off the shelf.
We work with a small number of clients at a time, by design. Real attention, real candor, real accountability for outcomes.
Whether you're building something new, untangling something complex, or looking for a perspective that goes beyond the obvious — start with a conversation.
hello@theprismadvisory.com